No older form is promoted beyond Greek eikōn because the proposed base is uncertain.
CANONICAL RELATIONSHIP RECORD
COVERAGE LEDGER ↗EDGE / 0493knowledge boundaryboundary
A CLAIM
YOU CAN AUDIT.
A relationship—not a generated explanation. Both endpoints, every editorial field, every citation, and every dossier reuse are preserved below.
εἰκών
representation, image, or likeness
OPEN NODE 528 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / boundaryBeyond secure reconstruction · before uncertain Greek image-word prehistory · icon origin boundaryUNKNOWN
No secure ancestor is promoted beyond Greek eikōn.
OPEN NODE 529 ↗01
THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP
EVERY FIELD, NOT A FAIRY TALE
The image-and-likeness family reaches a stated evidentiary horizon.
No separate chronology note is attached beyond the endpoint date ranges.
Merriam-Webster · Etymonline editors
boundary — A proposed Lithuanian comparison is reported as doubtful.
reviewed
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CITATION REGISTER
SOURCES ON THIS EDGE
Icon — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseWord History note: uncertain origin and doubtful Lithuanian comparison
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Directly supports the boundary.
Icon — Origin and historyHeadword history: Greek eikenai of uncertain origin
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Independently supports the boundary.
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EDITORIAL REUSE